In the polarizing period of the Kavanaugh confirmation and the trials that preceded it, the nation found itself torn between two answers for the same question: who is the real victim of the #MeToo Movement?...
This past year has been a whirlwind of hashtags, marches, chants and most importantly, sexual assault reports that have been kept hidden from the world by the victims themselves for years, and sometimes...
A jury of his peers found Bill Cosby guilty on three counts: aggravated indecent assault, drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. While each crime carries a maximum of 10 years, Cosby could be sent to prison for 22 to 36 months for each, according to revised guidelines.
Colleges typically hand out honorary degrees to people whose work and contributions to society they find meaningful and even inspirational. At last year’s commencement, Boston University gave a degree to Red Sox player and Boston icon David Ortiz, affectionately known as “Big Papi,” to honor his impressive baseball career and contributions to charity. These degrees also place value on people who boast an esteemed moral character that colleges would like to recognize.
Over the past couple of years, a plethora of sexual harassment scandals have surfaced. First it was the fall of Bill Cosby, then Roger Ailes, then Bill O’Reilly, then Harvey Weinstein and now Mark Halperin....
The number of yearly reported rape cases on Boston University’s campus nearly tripled over the past three years — from five in 2014 to nine in 2015 to 13 in 2016. Despite this rise, experts say...
On Wednesday, Bill O'Reilly, BU alumnus and host of “The O'Reilly Factor” on Fox News, was fired from Fox News after numerous allegations of sexual harassment.
Although there is some doubt whether...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open in Washington D.C. this September, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The museum will be “a beacon that reminds us of what...
Kanye West played puppeteer with the music industry, the media and his fans with the release of his seventh solo album, “The Life of Pablo.” At first glance, it seems to be a distracted jumble...
Boston University announced in an email earlier today that the Board of Trustees voted to rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree awarded to Bill Cosby in May 2014.
In the email sent to...
With countless women making allegations of sexual assault against him dating back to the 1970s, actor and comedian Bill Cosby is facing three lawsuits related to some of these claims.
On Saturday, attorney...
The New York Times writer Wesley Morris penned a piece published Tuesday entitled, “The Year We Obsessed Over Identity.” He begs the question, “who do we think we are?” Questioning the labels that...
